The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-05-18
CORRESPONDENCE.
WOLFE COUNTY.

CANTON, May l3.-There are several
cases of measles in town.
Oscar Hall, the brick mason and boss
joker of Hazel Green, is in town helping to
build 8. S. Combs brick hotel.
Granville Bailey, our boss miller, is very
low with measles.
TT. Cornelison, of Richmond, Ky, was
in town few days since looking after the
title of some lands.
J.. A. Hubbs, Toledo, Ohio, ]. J. Upton,
Irvine, w. j. Fields. Letcher county, John
Daniel, Clark county, Berry Wheeler and
John s. Hollingsworth, GAINESVILLE, Ohio,
and Charles Turner, Mt. Sterling, were
guests of the Cainpton House this week.
II. Hollingsworth and Mr.. Wheeler were
looking after the title Of some land which
they were about purchasing. The land be-
longed to the old Reynolds patent. They
decided before leaving not TO invest.
Mrs. John b. Williams, of this place, has
been quite i'll for time, but at the present
writing is much improved.
Several parties who were summoned as
| witnesses in the United States court ut Cow
ington have returned and report that nearly
all the boys from this section are being
acquitted.
Messrs. Rich Williams and XII Kilburn, of
Virginia, are the guests of ID. c. Williams.
G.. T. Center received q letter from the
| time since, stating that they could not take it.
]. r. Elkins, of Holly Greek, was in town
this week on some business.
Rev. Seneca Y. Swimm is now a citizen of
our town. He halls from Vanceburg, at
| which place he was connected with the Cour-
| Ter Office as composition, and more recently
| he has been commissioned as one of Gods
ambassadors to proclaim the truths of the
| Gospel to the fallen race of humanity. If
Campton and its vicinity is not largely bene-
fitted and greatly improved by the accession
we shall be sorely disappointed.
| Prof James L. Smalley, who has been alb
| sent from our town for considerable length
Of time, returned a few days since. We
were all glad 10 have him with us again, es.
| peeially the young ladies and ''me." I'm
| fortunately for the young man his health
has failed him. He seems to have heart
trouble. However, he has much faith in the
efficacy of Swango Spings He paid them a
visit this week. / fear that if his visits are
not discontinued his disease will become
more serious. Beware, young man.
Prof. ]. NJ. Lovelace is in town. He has
| Just returned from Breathitt county, where
he has been teaching.
Mrs. S. s. Combs has been quite i'll for a
| few days.
G. B. stamper has just returned from
Vanceburg, where he has been attending
the Riverside Seminary for considerable
length of time. He has made rapid progress
| In his studies. His friends here are delight
ed with his course and hope for him bright
! future.
At an election held in the town on the
first Saturday in this month for the purpose
of electing officers for the town, the follow
ing were elected; Stephen Tolson, police
Bullock, marshal; A. I. Byrd, c. c. Williams,
J. N. Vaughn, Isaac Elkins, VIM. +. Elkins
and James p. Hall, trustees. They were
elected on the anti-whisky ticket.
Rev. John Fl. Vansant, of Martinsburg,
was in town this week working in the inter-
est of John p. Morton d Co. of Louisville,
He preached in town Wednesday night to a
fair audience. His sermon, like himself,
seemed to be full of the spirit and was very
/ impressive.
Hiram HOgg, of Bonneville, passed through
| town today.
David Hogg, our county clerk, left here
| Wednesday morning for San Francisco, Cal
He goes to minister to the wants of Robert
Rose, son Of Bowen Rose, Sr., of Saltwater.
Robert Rose, several years ago when bnt
mere boy, grew tired of his childhOod's
home and parental cares, and hoping for
something better than he had KNOWN" re-
solved 10 seek il in the western wilds, which
he did. He, Notwithstanding the entreaties of
kind father and mother, steered his course
to parts unknown and was not heard of for
| q number of years. However, he was at
last heard from and the latest news was that
he was at or near San Francisco in the hos.
| pital unable TO care for himself. He has
| travelled over nearly all the western states
and territories and this, his present condi
ton, was the ultimate result. His father
has sent for him TO come home, but it is very
uncertain whether he will come. This is
most generally the history of young men
who run away from their homes and go west.
Boys, if you have good home, kind parents,
and surrounded by all the luIuries of life,
you had better endure slight wrongs than
| to leave home.
Rev. w. l.. Stamper, of Vanceburg, who
has often (and very appropriately, too been
denominated the "Bascom Ofthe mountains"
has been in our midst several days holding
series of meetings. He always had a
crowded house. lie, by his flights of orato-
ry, elegance of dictiOn and speciousness of
reasoning held his audiences spellbOund
while he would divide the cloud and let a
| few rays of light from behind fash in upon
| them. Though he may not like it very
| much, yet We feel proud to call him our
mountain preacher. He goes from here to
Msytown, where he will preach the funeral
of L. b. Mays wife on next Sunday. He
will return 10 his home at Vanceburg on
Monday. AVIS.